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MATCH THREAD : Wrexham V Charlton Athletic : Saturday 8th November 2025 : KO 15:00

eastterrace6168
eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,115
edited November 10 in General Charlton

A big hello to one and all, and welcome to today's Match Thread…

So today we are back on the road and making our way to deepest darkest Wales for a very interesting encounter with another promoted side from last season, Wrexham.

We all know they had an ok season last year, but now things don't seem so rosy for them, as they are currently sitting eight places and five points adrift of us with 18 points, getting a 0-0 at Portsmouth last Wednesday.

Amari'i Bell, Reece Burke and Charlie Kelman all missed out in midweek through injury, while the gaffer confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Matty Godden is 'weeks away rather than months'., so still a way off it seems, also Josh Edwards remains sidelined, so nothing really disclosed there, the hosts will be without Danny Ward, Andy Cannon, Elliot Lee and Jay Rodriguez.

Head to Head…We've met on 17 previous occasions, winning three, Wrexham eight, and the remaining six encounters resulting in draws, our last meeting came at the STōK Cae Ras in April, when the hosts ran out 3-0 victors, but we are a much better team all round this time out, and have every chance of leaving Wales with at least one point, no reason why we can't achieve all three…

We will be sporting the Reebok third kit for the first time this season…

Team news…

Academy graduate Ibrahim Fullah will make his first league start today at Wrexham…

Nathan Jones has made three changes to the team that beat West Bromwich Albion at The Valley on Tuesday with Harvey Knibbs and Tanto Olaofe also starting, while Onel Hernández, Greg Docherty and Miles Leaburn move to the bench.

Kayne Ramsay, Lloyd Jones, wearing the captain’s armband, and Macaulay Gillesphey will start in a back three in front of Thomas Kaminski.

James Bree is expected to operate as a right wing-back with either Fullah or Tyreece Campbell operating as a left wing-back. Knibbs joins Conor Coventry and the in-form Sonny Carey in midfield behind Olaofe and either Fullah or Campbell.

The Addicks finished Tuesday’s win in what looked like a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Knibbs and Fullah playing behind Olaofe, which is also a possibility today given the flexibility of the line-up.

Hernández, Docherty and Leaburn are joined on the bench by Will Mannion, Keenan Gough, Karoy Anderson, Joe Rankin-Costello, Luke Berry and Rob Apter.

Charlton: Kaminski; Ramsay, Jones (c), Gillesphey; Bree, Coventry, Carey, Knibbs, Fullah; Olaofe, Campbell

Subs: Mannion, Gough, Docherty, Anderson, Rankin-Costello, Berry, Hernández, Apter, Leaburn

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Comments

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,228
    The squad have arrived... Once again am doubtful about our chances, given the lack of players who got off the Coach

    https://x.com/RichSCawley/status/1987148667472470517
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,115
    Half times at the 12.30 KO's ain't too shabby for us
    Blackburn 0-2 Derby
    Hull 2-2 Portsmouth
    Millwall 1-1 Preston
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,419
    1-2 to tha Reggae boys 🖤💚💛
  • aso914
    aso914 Posts: 144
    Feeling nervous about this one given our injuries and the fact they turned us over last time we played because of…injuries. I’d take a point and run. 
  • aso914
    aso914 Posts: 144
    ForeverAddickted said:
    The squad have arrived... Once again am doubtful about our chances, given the lack of players who got off the Coach

    https://x.com/RichSCawley/status/1987148667472470517
    Is that lloyd wearing a mask is he ill? 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,115
    edited November 8
    aso914 said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    The squad have arrived... Once again am doubtful about our chances, given the lack of players who got off the Coach

    https://x.com/RichSCawley/status/1987148667472470517
    Is that lloyd wearing a mask is he ill? 
    Lulling Wrexham into a false sense of security...😉
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,324
    Ooof Fullah starting. Unexpected. Good for him! 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,228
    edited November 8
    Fullah starts... thats an exciting attacking line up with the pace we've got

    Very attacking with Knibbs replacing Docherty again

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,553
    Exciting team, the type that either works really well or is unbalanced. Hopefully the former.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,228
    For all the talk about the Windass / Moore combination, the former can only settle for a place on the bench

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  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,115
    edited November 8
    Really pleased for Fullah, looking forward to seeing him from the off today...
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,156
    No idea how well we will do today based on that team. At least Wrexham would not have predicted it and will be unprepared. 
  • IR94
    IR94 Posts: 813
    Jones really doesnt rate JRC does he
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,324
    Delighted Windass only makes the bench. Feel a bit more confident now. 
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,267
    Jesus, that is a ridiculously attacking team
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,228
    Notice though that Jones has now taken the option to rest Coventry, and now Docherty in our most recent away games

    Imagine thats why Docherty doesn't start today, rather than because of the penalty miss.
  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,738
    Do we think it’s Fullah or Campbell at LWB? 
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,075
    IR94 said:
    Jones really doesnt rate JRC does he
    Weird one given it’s a 4 year deal. He was dreadful against Cambridge mind you but then again everyone was
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,545
    Pace all over that team. Love it.

    Will be interesting to see who takes Docs role. Carey does look comfortable playing slightly deeper and has the engine to do so.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,846
    Gough the only defender on the bench? lets hope we dont get another defensive injury 

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  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,653
    Well we're being brave with the line up. Fair play. Also pretty happy about their team selection. Famous last words though and all that.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,228
    follett said:
    IR94 said:
    Jones really doesnt rate JRC does he
    Weird one given it’s a 4 year deal. He was dreadful against Cambridge mind you but then again everyone was
    To be fair, he was going to be introduced into the game against West Brom
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,553
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/team-news-fullah-set-first-league-start

    OS unusually saying we could line up in a few different ways - TC or Fullah at LWB, with the other alongside Olaofe, or the 3-4-2-1 we finished with on Tuesday which had Fullah and Knibbs behind Olaofe (which could also be TC or Carey).
  • aso914
    aso914 Posts: 144
    Jones going ultra attacking away? I’m shocked but that’s an exciting team. Not shocked to see Doc dropped after the penalty save Jones was pretty upset over it and Knibbs was good when he came on. 
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,419
    CAFCsayer said:
    Jesus, that is a ridiculously attacking team
    Changed my mind, 0-5 to tha Reggae Boys 😉
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,228
    Right... Time for the F1 Sprint Race @ Brazil... Hope there are going to be no Red Flags
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,182
    Can’t work that team out. Unsure about it tbh. 
  • AS1987
    AS1987 Posts: 52
    We were, rather aggressively, accused of not having a ticket by a security guard once inside the ground, who then did the exact same thing to the people behind us.

    I have no idea why he was behaving this way although, considering there is a guy in our end wearing a Wrexham shirt, there may be some confusion?
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,398
    Charlton app 



    BBC Sport app 


  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,398
    edited November 8
    So, I guess it's a quantum physics thing. If you're following on the Charlton app, you can detect Bell, but if you're following on the BBC Sport app, Campbell is playing. 
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